Archive | July, 2012

BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 100-year old Dorothy Belden of Boone, Iowa and formerly of Minburn, Iowa. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 24th at 11:00 AM at the Minburn United Methdoist Church at 705 Chestnut Street, Minburn, Iowa. Burial will be held at the Elmwood Cemetery in Minburn, Iowa. […]

BOONE, Iowa—DMACC Boone Campus Provost Tom Lee said the summer has gone quickly and attention is now turning to completing enrollment for the 2012 Fall Semester. Lee said parents and students that are planning on enrolling should really get their FAFSA information done and schedule time with a counselor. He said late enrollments will not […]

MADRID, Iowa—How many remember Camp Laurie near Madrid? 43-years ago, the Salvation Army sold the camp to the US Army Corps of Engineers for the Saylorville Lake Project, closing the camp that hosted hundreds of children from Iowa and Nebraska for more than 40-years. Captain Robin Rutledge with the Salvation Army Corps in Boone says […]

BOONE, Iowa—Colleen Wrage of Boone won the “Barn Quilt” quilt raffle last Sunday at the Boone County Fair. The “Barn Quilt” was made out of the quilt blocks sewn by youth and adults for the 2011 Boone County Fair. Connie Sturtz of Boone, with help from some quilting friends, made a queen sized quilt that […]

BOONE, Iowa—As promised, Chad Thompson, owner of the Gigglin’ Goat in Boone is moving ahead quickly to get his establishment reopened. Rainbow International Restoration and Cleaning is working on the building and Service Master Restoration by Moorman is handling the contents. Thompson has said he intends to replace the fire damaged roof but will have […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Board of Supervisors quickly approved the second consideration to rezone property west of Ogden for a proposed Ag Reliant seed corn processing facility. A third consideration is scheduled for the next regular meeting on Wednesday the 25th. Supervisor Bill Lusher told Ag Reliant representatives that because of the size of the […]